Git (GitHub) commit at past date

While the question “How do I make a Git commit in the past?” explains how to amend the commit author date: git commit –amend –no-edit –date=”Fri Nov 6 20:00:00 2015 -0600″ Run that after a commit to amend the last commit with the timestamp noted. The –no-edit will leave the message as-is. The OP asks: …

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Intellij commit tab missing?

Two settings control the commit tab: one for its interface and one for its window. You may need to perform either or both steps depending on the state of your intellij. Windows Interface: Settings | Version Control | Commit, then enable Use non-modal commit interface Window: go to Advanced Settings then Enable Commit tool window …

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git fatal:No tags can describe

I just ran into this error with git version 2.8.3 and command git describe –abbrev=0. The problem was that while the tag existed in the origin and my local repository was up to date, the tag did not have a commit message. The error was resolved after I re-tagged the commit with a tag message: …

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File not shown in git diff after a git add. How do I know it will be committed?

If you’d like to see the staged changes in a diff, you can still use git diff, you just need to pass the –staged flag: david@pav:~/dummy_repo$ echo “Hello, world” > hello.txt david@pav:~/dummy_repo$ git status # On branch master # # Initial commit # # Untracked files: # hello.txt nothing added to commit but untracked files …

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